60 Minute Emergency Back-Up (Best of 93)

Release: May 1993 - Jan. 2000
Media Duration: 1:01:11
Label: "Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza 60 MIN. EMR. BACK-UP 31.6 ver. R12 PLAY DATES .GENERIC VALIDATION CODE SSC"
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60 Minute Emergency Back-Up was a shortened emergency backup version of the Best of CEC TV 1993, lasting from May 1993 to the Chuck E's Variety Show - Best of 1999 in January 2000. The tape is only 60 minutes compared to the full tape’s 84 minutes. It cuts off just before the 1 minute countdown into Segment 5.[1]

Emergency Backup Format

As stated in the Concept Unification Installation Manual, the emergency backup tapes were used in the event of a deck failure. A deck failure would mean the store would need to order a consumer stereo deck as a replacement, which could not support the 4-channel audio of a standard showtape. A standard tape had audio on Hifi left/right, with the programming signals on linear left/right, while the emergency tape duplicated the signals to both linear and Hifi left, and the audio to both linear and Hifi right. This resulted in the birthday signals being lost, with only the standard shows being able to play.

Show List

  1. Intermission 1
    1. 6 Minute Countdown
    2. CEC TV ‘93 ID
    3. ‘Birthday Star’
    4. ‘Twinkle, Twinkle’
    5. CEC TV News - ‘Safety’
    6. VJ Spot
    7. 1 Minute Countdown
  2. Segment 1
    1. ‘The Mailman’
    2. ‘I’ve Been Working On The Railroad’
  3. Intermission 2
    1. ‘Midnight Special’
    2. ‘Birthday Star’
    3. Helen Henny’s Hollywood - ‘Lassie’
    4. 3 Minute Countdown
    5. CEC TV ‘93 ID
    6. Geography Rap - ‘Australia’
  4. Segment 2
    1. ‘Skip To My Lou / Little Liza Jane / She’ll Be Coming ‘Round The Mountain / Golden Slippers / Jimmy Crack Corn’
    2. ‘My Daddy’s Daddy’
  5. Intermission 3
    1. ‘What-Do-You-Want-To Bee’
    2. ‘Birthday Star’
    3. 6 Minute Countdown
    4. ‘Vamos A Bailar’
    5. 4 Minute Countdown
    6. CEC TV ‘93 ID
    7. 1 Minute Countdown
  6. Segment 3
    1. ‘Old MacDonald’
    2. ‘Save Us From Extinction’
  7. Intermission 4
    1. ‘BINGO’
    2. CEC TV News - ‘Pasqually On The Moon’
    3. ‘Birthday Star’
    4. ‘Rock It Up’
    5. VJ Spot
    6. 1 Minute Countdown
  8. Segment 4
    1. ‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame’
  9. Intermission 5
    1. ‘Goin’ Sight Seein’’
    2. ‘Birthday Star’
    3. ‘Don’t Ever Give Up’
    4. 2 Minute Countdown
    5. CEC TV ‘93 ID

Trivia:

References

  1. Viewing of the 3-Stage version of the tape by Documentor
Front label of the Best of 93 Backup Tape.

Front label of the Best of 93 Backup Tape.

(Dec. 19, 2024)

CEC TV News Safety

    Narrator:

    Spanning the globe.

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Hold it Munch, he said spanning the globe not fanning the globe.

    [Munch laughs]

    Narrator:

    It’s time for the Chuck E. Cheese news!

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Well hello news watchers! Y’know before we start today I wanted to answer a question that lots of you have been asking. “Chuck E” you ask, “Why are you doing a news show on tv?”. Well the answers simple, see I used to be an old newspaper man. But it wasn’t working out you see, I just can’t make any money selling old newspapers.

    [Newspapers crash as they land on the floor]

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    And now let us go directly to this special live story from Helen Henny on “Hen on The Street”.

    [Scene shifts to Helen standing on the street]

    Helen Henny:

    Thank you Chuck E! The news here on the street is that it would be much safer to be on the sidewalk! Oh, you boys and girls should especially remember these rules about the streets: never go into the street chasing a toy or pet, always remember to stop look and listen for cars, only cross streets at the corners, and if there’s not a stop light that tells you when to cross, make sure you have a grown up help you! This is Helen Henny, your “Hen on The Street”, getting off the street right now, woah!

    [Scene shifts back to Chuck]

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Thanks for that important story Helen. That’s good advice for all of us. And now let’s hear from sports hound Jasper T. Jowls for some up to the minute scores!

    [Scene shifts to Jasper in front of the ski ball machines]

    Jasper T. Jowls:

    Thanks Chuck E! And let me check on the latest scores. Let’s see, over there at the ski ball little Jesse just got 150 points! Sarah got 90. And Carter winds up for his pitch and, whoops! The ski ball is heading for the salad bar! Meanwhile over there at the whack-a-mole game, Rashad came back from a disappointing no hitter and scored a personal best of 9 whacked moles, wow! And those are the latest scores!

    [Scene shifts back to Chuck]

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Thanks Jasper, and that’s it for now folks! So until later, this is Chuck E. Cheese saying: that’s if something important is happening somewhere, it’s news to me!

CEC TV News Pasqually on the moon

    Narrator:

    Spanning the globe

    Mr. Munch:

    Oh my, have you been a naughty, naughty globe!

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Hold it Munch! He said spanning the globe, not spanking on the globe!

    Mr. Munch:

    Hoho!

    Narrator:

    It’s time for the Chuck E. Cheese News! 

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Well hello news watchers, have I got a story for you! Well have I? Now what did I do with it, oh! Here it is, ladies and gentlemen this just in!

    [Jasper walks into a scene behind Chuck]

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Ok that was just in and this is just out!

    [Jasper walks out of frame, then back in, then out repeatedly]

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    In, out, in, out, boy am I glad we finally got that cleared up. Now let’s see, what’s in the news? History was made today when our own Pasqually became the first pizza cook to set foot on the moon! And now let’s talk to him live, come in Pasqually! Eh- come in.

    Pasqually: (Singing)

    When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, boy that’s messy!

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Come in Pasqually!

    Pasqually:

    Chuck E, Oh and the tv people! Ciao everybody, hi mama!

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Uh Pasqually, just why did you want to be the first pizza cook on the moon?

    Pasqually:

    Well Chuck E, I’d heard the moon was made of green cheese but I just couldn’t believe it. Now that I’m here, I see that it’s not green cheese, it’s mozzarella cheese! It’s just like I thought!

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Fascinating! Any other discoveries?

    Pasqually:

    Why sure! The surface of the moon has an unusual crust.

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    What’s unusual about it?

    Pasqually:

    It’s chewy yet crisp, just a touch of garlic to it!

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Now hold on!

    Pasqually:

    Oh, I’ve also discovered that the moons mountains are mushrooms! And the craters are really pepper! And-

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Pasqually are you trying to tell us that the moon is really a giant pizza? That idea sounds half baked to me!

    Pasqually:

    Well it is half baked! I’d recommend putting the whole moon into a 350 degree oven for about another oh, 20 minutes or so and then perfecto! Mwah! And now back to you Chuck E!

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Thank you Pasqually!

    Pasqually:

    You’re welcome!

    Chuck E. Cheese:

    Well folks, that report from outer space has run us out of time! So, until next time, this is Chuck E. Cheese saying: if something important is happening somewhere, it’s news to me!